Friday Fibers Roundup: Reimagined Protests

Lauren Sinner / May 25, 2018

This week’s roundup looks at the histories of protest from a wide range of views: from fashion, to contemporary Native American artists, and celebrities.

Darlyn Yee A Piece Of Me 2017, acrylic yarn, crochet, 88” x 62”.

1) “The Perils of Using Fashion for Protest” by Connie Wang examines the pussyhat, safety pins, and other fashion items that have been used as symbols for protest, and what (if anything) they actually accomplish (via Refinery29).

5) “Ingeniously Re-designed World Map Looks Unusual, but is Highly Accurate” by Jessica Stewart showcases a different way of seeing the world, contrary to the one most are taught in school, which contains enormous flaws. For one, both Antarctica and Greenland are represented as much larger landmasses than what is accurate, while Alaska is shown to be as big as Brazil, even though Brazil is nearly five times its size (via My Modern Met).